| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| copious |
abundant in number or quantity; plentiful. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |